Not every worm wrapped around a stick is a guinea worm: a case of Onchocerca volvulus mimicking Dracunculus medinensis [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2015 Background Despite being certified guinea worm free in 2007, Cameroon continues surveillance efforts to ensure rapid verification of any suspected reoccurrence.
Eta Ngole Mbong +6 more
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Black flies (Diptera : Simuliidae) attracted to humans and water buffalos and natural infections with filarial larvae, probably Onchocerca sp., in northern Thailand [PDF]
Parasite, 2003 Several Simulium species were investigated as to their biting habits and natural infections with filarial larvae at Ban Pan Fan, Chiang Mai Province, in northern Thailand.
Takaoka H. +4 more
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Molecular identification of infective larvae of three species of Onchocerca found in wild-caught females of Simulium bidentatum in Japan [PDF]
Parasite, 2010 Wild female black flies attracted to a man or an idling automobile were collected at Oita, Japan where five cases of zoonotic onchocerciasis had occurred.
Fukuda M. +4 more
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Biting on human body parts of simulium vectors and its implication for the manifestation of onchocerca nodules along osun river, southwestern nigeria [PDF]
, 2012 Background: The biting preference of Simulium vectors has been known to influence the distribution ofOnchocerca nodules and microfilariae in human body. There is, however, variation in biting pattern of Simuliumflies in different geographical locations.
MonsuruAdebayo Adeleke +4 more
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Prevalence and risk factors for Active Convulsive Epilepsy in Kintampo, Ghana [PDF]
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2015 INTRODUCTION: epilepsy is common in sub-Saharan Africa, but there is little data in West Africa, to develop public health measures for epilepsy in this region.
Kenneth Ayuurebobi Ae-Ngibise +9 more
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Infection du ligament cervical par Onchocerca gutturosa chez deux vaches au Soudan
Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, 1994 Des lésions importantes du ligament cervical sont décrites sur deux vaches. L'examen nécropsique et histopathologique révèle que Onchocerca gutturosa est l'agent causal des nodules observés pour la première fois au Soudan.
K.A. El Sinnary +2 more
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An Antibody Biomarker Associated with Onchocerca volvulus Microfilariae Identified by Proteomic Analysis of Parasite Tissues Isolated from Paraffin Embedded O. volvulus Nodules by Laser Capture Microdissection. [PDF]
Am J Trop Med HygGreene SE +12 more
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Onchocerca jakutensis Filariasis in Humans
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2007 We identified Onchocerca jakutensis as the causative agent of an unusual human filariasis in a patient with lupus erythematosus. To our knowledge, this is the first case of human infection with O.
Martina Koehsler +4 more
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A Novel Biplex <i>Onchocerca volvulus</i> Rapid Diagnostic Test Evaluated Among 3- to 9-Year-Old Children in Maridi, South Sudan. [PDF]
Diagnostics (Basel)Hadermann A +8 more
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International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2022 Onchocercosis is a parasitic disease caused by over 30 Onchocerca spp. (Nematoda: Filarioidea) and predominantly affecting ungulates. Four Onchocerca spp. have been described in the European red deer (Cervus elaphus).
Ralph Manzanell +3 more
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